ABSTRACT
Present study was carried out to determine the pattern of minor salivary gland tumors, diagnosed at City Medical Laboratory, Peshawar [Pakistan]. The study was conducted at Sardar Begum Dental College using the Anatomical pathology records of City Medical Laboratory, Peshawar from January 2003 to December 2012 and were analyzed by Statistical Program for Social Sciences version 16. A total of 78 cases were diagnosed as minor salivary gland tumors. Out of these 47 were benign and 31 malignant. The male to female ratio for both benign and malignant tumors was 1:1.7. The mean age was 40.39 years. The most common benign tumor was Pleomorphic adenoma [89.3%] and malignant was Adenoid cystic carcinoma [87.09%]. The hard palate was the most common affected site [57.4% in benign and 32.2% in malignant tumors]. The present study showed a different pattern of occurrence of malignant minor salivary gland tumors among the population of Khyber Pahktunkhwa as compared with the European and American population